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Arab Labor

2007–2013 · 4 seasons

A wry, humane sitcom that mines everyday family friction and identity anxiety for gentle, uncomfortable laughs.

Created by
Sayed Kashua
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Norman Issa, Clara Khoury, Mariano Idelman
Overview
Amjad is an Arab-Israeli journalist whose problems with cultural identity drive himself and all around him crazy especially his wife, Bushra.

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Created by
Sayed Kashua
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Norman Issa, Clara Khoury, Mariano Idelman
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • politics
  • race
  • class
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Created by
Sayed Kashua
Written by
Sayed Kashua
Starring
Norman Issa, Clara Khoury, Mariano Idelman, Mira Awad, Salim Daw, Dov Navon, Menashe Noy, Rona Lipaz-Michael
Length
4 seasons, 43 episodes, 48 min each
Network
Channel 2
Country
Israel
Languages
Hebrew, Arabic

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